Posts by soulexposed

Here's a good one for whole wheat pancakes:

"19. Easy Whole Wheat Pancakes
These count as just a breakfast entree, and are a great substitute for the NS pancakes, especially when they are out of stock. :) The recipe makes one serving, so you have your portion-control built right in and aren't tempted to have more than you should (that's an important factor to me). Of course if you have a family you want to feed breakfast to, you can make as many servings at once as you prefer.

1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 Tbsp Splenda
1/4 cup FF milk
2 Tbsp egg beaters
1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix flour, baking powder, and Splenda together. Gently stir in milk, egg beaters, and vanilla. Pour onto hot sprayed griddle and cook until golden on each side. Makes 3 pancakes at approx 138 cal, 0.5 g fat, and 9 g protein. Counts as your breakfast entree (add your dairy/protein serving and fruit to complete breakfast).

These can be sprayed with 0 cal butter spray and served with 20 cal of SF syrup (I like Smucker's SF syrup, 20 cal for 1/4 cup, or Walden Farms 0 cal syrup). Just add the syrup cals to your breakfast totals if you count calories."

I got it from this site: http://amysmithr.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_arch ive.html. There are a few other pancake recipes on there that use a semi-low-cal pancake mix and then add other stuff to it. If you can find a mix that's around 130 cals for 1/3 cup, you're good. Enjoy!

I picked up this from someone on the forums:

1 cup water

1/2 cup oats

1/4 cup canned pumpkin

vanilla extract

almond milk

cinnamon

1/3 cup fibre one (but I add 1/6 cup fibre one and 1/6 cup special k almond blend instead!)

And then I sprinkle a little brown sugar on top. Sooooo good and it keeps me full for hours!

Maintenance Stats: 5'1.5, 21 yrs old, 105 pounds

Calories: Roughly 1300-1400 a day, but I don't log them anymore. I logged for a few months to get to feel for what I could eat, and then stopped because it was stressing my out. I have several cheat days a week, but I also have several healthy days a week, so it balances out.

Foods: My favorite website for breakfasts right now: http://amysmithr.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_arch ive.html. These recipes are FANTASTIC and helped me lose the last 5 pounds. For lunch I tend to eat frozen dinners (watch the salt) and left overs from dinner the night before, always with a huge serving of vegetables (usually caesar or tossed veggies with some kind of calorie-wise dressing). Supper is usually some kind of chicken breast, pork chop, lean burger with a huge helping of vegetables. The key for me is to eat more veggies than meat and keep the meat portion relatively small. If I absolutely have to snack during the day I try to stick to fruits or low-cal yogurt.

Frequency of workouts: walk to work and back everyday, do cardio 3-4 times a week outside that.

Exercise: I do a 5 km jog/walk every other day. If you go to the fitness forums, there's a thread on learning how to run. That's where I got the idea from, and it seems to be working great! I feel skinnier, as silly as it sounds, every time I get back.

I originally wanted to get down to 105 lbs, and now that I'm there I'm very happy. I still have a bit of a pudgy stomach, so I'm going to keep up what I've been doing and with any luck it will go away. I'm hopeful since I've been able to get this far. :) Good luck!

red_herring, that site is AMAZING! It makes me want to eat breakfast for every meal! Awesome! :D

Smart Ones (Weightwatchers dinners) make a Turkey and Stuffing dinner that is only 210 calories and it is deliccccciiiiooous! It's not entirely filling, but a nice big tossed salad will fix it up.

I agree with what was said above about a lot of people discouraging it here... and while it is beneficial to make your own food, some times it's just not practical. I cook supper for myself when I get home and take left overs when I can, but I don't have time to do it every single day. This makes it easier, especially when I don't feel like cooking.

Just made these last night and I've never had pumpkin before; they are delicious! A question though; is there any way to make them rise up a bit more? They are a bit flat when I make them, though I'm not that good of a cook...

I walk to work and back everyday (uphill in the morning, downhill in the evening) but I take a longer route to get home. I also take a 30 minute walk on lunch breaks, and it helps keep me awake during that 2pm lull. Once a week I walk to the grocery store and load up with as many groceries as I can carry and walk back. I always feel good after that. :) I have a pilates ball as well, so whenever I think of it I do some excersizes with that (they're surprisingly tough!). I find that when I listen to music I walk faster, so I always have my headphones in. Anywhere you can squeeze in some time for any kind of activity, really, would be good. Oh, and cleaning definitely works as well and as a plus you'll have a clean place!

Special K Vanilla Crisp Bar - 90 cal

Source Yogurt (sugar free and without aspartame)- 35 cal per 100g